Even though the Lee County School District’s food department is saving thousands of dollars after joining a statewide food purchasing conglomerate, some residents are worried that meals provided to students are lacking proper nutrition.
Bob Rushlow, president of the Support Personnel Association of Lee County, said the union has received no details about the district’s partnership with the P.O.W.E.R. Buying Group.
Basically, the program consists of a group of school districts which joined together to buy food at more competitive prices. By July 2008 the buying group included 39 of the state’s …

What: Food & Drinks Asia and Food Franchising Asia 2009
When: September 23-26, 2008
Where: World Trade Center, 2/F WTCMM Building, Gil Puyat Ave. Extension cor. Diosdado Macapagal Blvd. Pasay City
AsiaFood Expo is undeniably the most comprehensive food show in the country bringing in wide array of machines for packaging, food processing, high-tech food service equipment, sources of kitchen and baking equipment, manufacturers and distributors of food ingredients, specialized technical, production & food presentation, culinary activities, and cooking demonstrations.
International Exposition on Food Processing, Packaging and Handling Machinery, Equipment and Technology
Held for the …

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 09/11/09 — The Government of Canada is making significant investments to strengthen Canada’s food safety system. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq today announced that the Government will invest $75 million in Canada’s food safety system and act on all 57 recommendations made by Independent Investigator Sheila Weatherill.
“The Government of Canada’s highest priority is the safety of Canadians,” said Minister Ritz. “We are making significant investments to hire more inspectors; update technologies and protocols; and, improve communication so that Canadians have the …

It now appears that certain oils and common spices may actually protect our body against bacteria causing food poisoning. As per the outcome of a study, it appeared that spices like oregano, allspice and garlic essential oils (EOs) may be efficient and may be a natural barrier against bacteria like E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria. The new study from government experts claims that oregano oil appeared to be the most effective antimicrobial, followed by allspice and garlic.
Experts at Processed Foods Research and Produce Safety and Microbiology units of Western Regional …

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) recently agreed to sell its hollow sphere plastic pigment product line to Fairlawn, Ohio-based specialty chemicals maker Omnova Solutions Inc. Hollow plastic pigments are used by the paper and paperboard industry. Dow also plans to close two production units at a Texas as part of its restructuring initiatives. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Volatile crude oil prices have significantly affected the basic chemicals market, forcing the second-largest chemical manufacturer in the world to divest its styrene monomer and ethylbenzene production …

Whole Foods Market(R) Executive and Chef Ann Cooper Visit Washington, D.C. to
Raise Awareness About Importance of Healthy School Lunches
Whole Foods Market Customers Exceed Donation Goal, Fund Free School Lunch
Resource Web Site
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq:
WFMI), a leader in natural and organic foods, and Chef Ann Cooper, the
nation’s “renegade lunch lady,” are working to help transform lunch in schools
across the country by kicking off the “School Lunch Revolution” awareness tour
today in Washington, D.C.
Cooper and Whole Foods Market Co-President and Chief Operating Officer Walter
Robb will speak to key …

Important issues surrounding the quality of food and drugs—including global supply chain management, the challenges of creating follow-on biologics (in Canada, subsequent entry biologics) and nanotechnology for drug delivery—will be the focus of the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention’s 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). The ASM will be held in Toronto, Canada, from September 22 to 25.
“We have a strong international roster of top scientific and regulatory experts in pharmaceuticals, food, biotechnology and measurement,” said Roger L. Williams, M.D., chief executive officer of USP. “Navigating the complexities of global supply chain …

SURGING levels of nitrates from nitrogen fertilisers and food additives have been strongly linked to a “pandemic” of diseases related to insulin resistance, including Alzheimers and Parkinsons.
United States statistics show that the risk of an 85-year-old American dying from Alzheimers Disease has increased nearly 200-fold since 1960, with similar devastating trends across the rest of the developed world showing no signs of plateauing.
“It’s ridiculous,” said Dr Suzanne de la Monte of Rhode Island Hospital in the United States, who with a team of researchers investigated whether the rapid rise in …

Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday it will sell a hollow sphere plastic pigment product line to specialty chemicals maker Omnova Solutions Inc. and close two production units at a Texas plant.
The developments are part of a restructuring plan announced in June shortly after Midland, Mich.-based Dow completed its $16.5 billion acquisition of Rohm & Haas Co.
Dow said styrene monomer and ethylbenzene production at the Freeport, Texas, site will close by the end of the year.
About 60 employees will be affected, with about one-half reassigned to other positions, company spokesman David …

(NaturalNews) Because I take a large number of nutritional supplements, I’ve become increasingly concerned over the years about supplement excipients, binders and fillers. One ingredient frequently used in vitamin manufacturing is titanium dioxide, a nanoparticle powder made of fine titanium bits. It’s best known as an ingredient in sunscreen, but it’s also used in thousands of cosmetic products as well as nutritional products.
Yep, if you take certain vitamins made by GNC or Centrum (as well as hundreds of other companies), you are eating titanium dioxide. And this is an ingredient …